Decision Making

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Dose-related effect of sevoflurane sedation on higher control of eye movements and decision making.

BACKGROUND: Saccadic latency may provide an objective method to assess sedative doses of anaesthetic on cortical oculomotor mechanisms and decision making. METHODS: We tested the effects of random doses of 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3 MAC sevoflurane in six ...
S A R Nouraei, N De Pennington, J G Jones, R H S Carpenter (Br J Anaesth, 200308)
dose-related-effect-sevoflurane-sedation-higher-control-eye-movements.asp

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Methodologic issues in systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Systematic reviews of original research are increasing in number. Systematic reviews are distinct from narrative reviews because they address a specific clinical question, require a comprehensive literature search, use explicit selection criteria to ...
Victor M Montori, Marc F Swiontkowski, Deborah J Cook (Clin Orthop, 200308)
methodologic-issues-systematic-reviews-meta-analyses.asp

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Ventromedial frontal cortex mediates affective shifting in humans: evidence from a reversal learning paradigm.

How do the frontal lobes support behavioural flexibility? One key element is the ability to adjust responses when the reinforcement value of stimuli change. In monkeys, this ability--a form of affective shifting known as reversal learning--depends on ...
Lesley K Fellows, Martha J Farah (Brain, 200308)
ventromedial-frontal-cortex-mediates-affective-shifting-humans.asp

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End-of-life decision-making in six European countries: descriptive study.

BACKGROUND: Empirical data about end-of-life decision-making practices are scarce. We aimed to investigate frequency and characteristics of end-of-life decision-making practices in six European countries: Belgium, Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, ...
Agnes van der Heide, Luc Deliens, Karin Faisst, Tore Nilstun, Michael Norup, Eugenio Paci, Gerrit van der Wal, Paul J van der Maas, (Lancet, 200308)
end-life-decision-making-six-european-countries-descriptive-study.asp

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Euthanasia and other end-of-life decisions in the Netherlands in 1990, 1995, and 2001.

Empirical data on the rate of euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and other end-of-life decisions have greatly contributed to the debate about the role of such practices in modern health care. In the Netherlands, the continuing debate about whether ...
Bregje D Onwuteaka-Philipsen, Agnes van der Heide, Dirk Koper, Ingeborg Keij-Deerenberg, Judith A C Rietjens, Mette L Rurup, Astrid M Vrakking, Jean Jacques Georges, Martien T Muller, Gerrit van der Wal, Paul J van der Maas (Lancet, 200308)
euthanasia-other-end-life-decisions-netherlands----and.asp

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Human factors: imperative concepts for information systems in critical care.

This article provides an overview of human factors, ergonomics, human-computer interaction, and usability concepts as they relate to critical care settings. The use of these concepts can improve patient safety and the productivity of nurses, especially ...
Nancy Staggers (AACN Clin Issues, 200308)
human-factors-imperative-concepts-information-systems-critical-care.asp

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Hospitalisation process seen by patients and health care professionals.

Appropriate use of hospitalisation is an important concern in most countries. Previous studies have relied on professional opinion regarding the appropriateness of hospital stays, neglecting the patients point of view. The purpose of this cross-sectional ...
Denis Rentsch, Christophe Luthy, Thomas V Perneger, Anne-Françoise Allaz (Soc Sci Med, 200308)
hospitalisation-process-patients-health-care-professionals.asp

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Cultural competency: dentistry and medicine learning from one another.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care is serving as a catalyst for the medical profession to re-examine the manner in which its institutions and training programs relate to ...
Allan J Formicola, Judith Stavisky, Robert Lewy (J Dent Educ, 200308)
cultural-competency-dentistry-medicine-learning-one-another.asp

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Juveniles competence to stand trial: a comparison of adolescents and adults capacities as trial defendants.

Abilities associated with adjudicative competence were assessed among 927 adolescents in juvenile detention facilities and community settings. Adolescents abilities were compared to those of 466 young adults in jails and in the community. Participants at ...
Thomas Grisso, Laurence Steinberg, Jennifer Woolard, Elizabeth Cauffman, Elizabeth Scott, Sandra Graham, Fran Lexcen, N Dickon Reppucci, Robert Schwartz (Law Hum Behav, 200308)
juveniles-competence-stand-trial-comparison-adolescents-adults.asp

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Task versus relationship conflict, team performance, and team member satisfaction: a meta-analysis.

This study provides a meta-analysis of research on the associations between relationship conflict, task conflict, team performance, and team member satisfaction. Consistent with past theorizing, results revealed strong and negative correlations between ...
Carsten K W De Dreu, Laurie R Weingart (J Appl Psychol, 200308)
task-versus-relationship-conflict-team-performance-team-member.asp